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I think I'll have to agree with him, although, I too would have a hard time not checking my email in the morning... - Danielle Closs

Then the boss says "Did you get my email about not doing that High-Priority Task I sent you last night?" - L0GiX

I tried it and actually got a lot more productive but then I travelled a bit and got out of the habit, but if you have the discipline, it does work. - Sally Church

Check it, but RESPOND later if it is not truly urgent - Susan Beebe

Managing things by putting them off may not be the most effective approach, nor will it get at the root of the issue - Jeff McNeill via twhirl

I've realized that I get derailed as soon as I check the email. Best if I wait until 9 or 10 am to check it. - Sandra Fernandez

I try to get one task out of the way first thing but it's hard...I always feel like I'm missing something important - Al Stevens

Automatic mail sorting is important. Don't let anything end up in your inbox unless it's important. Everything else should be tagged and read later. (some tags I only deal with once a week or even less often) - April Russo

Tim Ferriss also gives this advice in his book! - Loic Le Meur

oh yeah, THAT would really fly with my co-workers - Jeff Woelker via twhirl

April++ - ♫ Rahsheen™

I was allowed to install Mozilla Thunderbird in my office, so I star everything that needs immediate assistance. - Helen Sventitsky

sure and I'm going to start working without two espressos too - Trevor Cook

i tend to do this: dont check feeds or social sites before 11. Check email for any urgent stuff, flag all the others by type/context (Outlook flags) for review after 11 or after lunch. Push to get meetings set between 3 and 5. Dont always succeed, but 8 to 11 are prime hours for me. I am working or spending time in 1:1 or small meetings with the team, only on things that matters i.e. is about actionable things that are on the current plan. Most people have learned to adapt. - Joelle Nebbe

I often don't check my email for days, does that count? ;-) - Duncan Riley

They might as well tell me not to drink a cup of coffee before starting work. Or to not check Twitter, FriendFeed and NewsJunk. Where were they 30 years ago when I was forming all these habits! You know how hard it was to quit smoking! That's enough quitting for one lifetime. :-) - Dave Winer

completely agree. My strategy is to check mails after putting 2-3 of work. Some of my friends do other way around. They clear mail box early in the morning in one hr and than come back to it only after lunch... - sameer guglani

Same here :) - Joe Dawson (beta)

Having just rearranged things in the room here, I will be sleeping next to mine, now. The PC it will need to connect to to charge is right next to my pillow. - MiɳiMagɘ (Sexy Scimitar)

Same here. It's my primary alarm clock now. I promise I *never* wake up to do a mail run or check FF. Nope. Never. - Chris Baskind

same... Although the wife first ridiculed me about this, once she got hers she began doing the same. - Jim Goldstein

My wife has tried to ban our iPhone's from the bedroom. Not working though as I'm writing this in bed, on iPhone whilst she's still asleep! A-ha! - Nick Marsh

good article I do the same thing. I have been trying to get away from my computer more and complete tasks on my iphone, its like a mini laptop - Kelly Johns

Like Chris, mine is my alarm. I also go to sleep listening to Last.fm or use the iPod. - KevyKev

me too. keep it there only for clock/alarm, and always turn on airplane mode so it doesn't ring or vibrate in middle of night. - Jon Price

It must have some vibrate mode. - todd

The iPhone does have a silent/vibrate mode. Lucky for me, I usually don't get calls in the middle of the night. Of course, waking the kids up this morning was someone who called the house phone. Oops. - Louis Gray

You have a house phone? Crazy man, just crazy. I haven't had one of those in over ten years. - Bob Blunk

I sleep next to my G1 but I suppose the sentiment is the same. :) - Erica Baker

I haven't had a land-line for years. The only people who ever called it were: my mother-in-law who does not grasp that if people don't answer their cell it means they are busy, and telemarketers. - Neal "thePuck" Jansons

@Neal, you've got that right. The # was inherited when I got married as my wife owned the place (and number). And yes, most calls are from her mom, including one 5 minutes ago. But the poor lady is 80, and won't be learning any new numbers soon. :-) - Louis Gray via Posty

I always have had my cell phone charger in the bedroom. I can't think of a reason not to do so. - Mark VandenBerg

same here. it's my alarm clock too . in fact I don't even have a wristwatch. the iPhone is all the gadget I need. - ~C4Chaos

my last landline was back in 2000 because it was tied to my door buzzer. iphone is always nearby. - Bryan Thatcher via twhirl

great to see I'm not the only one! for me, it's mostly an alarm clock (in airplane mode) and I sometimes play a Holosync track before falling asleep. - Grey Drane

BB diehard here is GOING to get the iPhone next week...finally (anticipates lots of chuckles from folks at the office and FF)! - Susan Beebe